World Development Report 2004: Making Services Work For Poor People: e-Discussion E: Discussion from April 14 - May 30, 2003 During a 7-week period from April 14, 2003 through May 30, 2003, the World Bank and Public World will co-host a moderated electronic discussion on the forthcoming WDR 2004: "Making Services Work for Poor People". The e-discussion is an opportunity for a wide range of stakeholders from government, business, and civil society to exchange views about the content and main ideas of the draft report. Each of the seven weeks will have its own theme: Week 1: Overview of "Making Services Work for Poor People" Week 2: What accounts for success and failure in serving poor people, and what are the obstacles to overcoming failures and building on successes? Week 3: Is the draft report imbued with the values, informed by the principles and aiming for the goals that are required to make services work for poor people? Week 4: What changes are required that would lead policy makers to produce policies that are more beneficial to poor people? Week 5: What changes are required in the relationships between policy makers and service providers that would lead to the latter meeting the needs of poor people more effectively? Week 6: What changes are required to enable poor people to exercise more influence over the decisions and behavior of service providers so that their needs are more fully and effectively met? Week 7: Does the WDR rise to the challenge it sets itself? How can donors, governments and other actors rise to its challenge? Please read our announcement which further defines the role of this e-discussion and weekly topics, as well as "rules of engagement", and details on availability of the comments and draft in various langugages. The World Bank and Public World Announce e:Discussion on "Making Services Work for Poor People" If you would like to request a printed version (in English) of the public draft, please send an email to: world_dev_report@worldbank.org with the words "e:discussion" in the subject line. * * * * This message from the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, is part of an effort to disseminate information related to Equity, Health inequality; socioeconomic inequality in health; socioeconomic health differentials. Gender, Violence, Poverty, Health Economics, Health Legislation, Ethnicity, Ethics, Information Technology and Virtual Libraries, Research & Science issues. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PAHO/WHO Website: http://www.paho.org/English/HDP/ EQUIDAD List - Archives - Join/remove: http://listserv.paho.org/Archives/equidad.html